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Chapter 37

           

           ‘Muchobleegedtoyousir,IthinkIwill,’saidMrCodlin,suddenlythrustinginhisownandturningShort’saside.‘I’mthesufferer,sir,inallthetravelling,andinallthestayingathome.Intownorcountry,wetordry,hotorcold,TomCodlinsuffers.ButTomCodlinisn’ttocomplainforallthat.Oh,no!Shortmaycomplain,butifCodlingrumblesbysomuchasawordohdear,downwithhim,downwithhimdirectly.Itisn’thisplacetogrumble.That’squiteoutofthequestion.’

           ‘Codlinan’twithouthisusefulness,’observedShortwithanarchlook,‘buthedon’talwayskeephiseyesopen.Hefallsasleepsometimes,youknow.Rememberthemlastraces,Tommy.’

           ‘Willyouneverleaveoffaggravatingaman?’saidCodlin.‘It’sverylikeIwasasleepwhenfive-and-tenpencewascollected,inoneround,isn’tit?Iwasattendingtomybusiness,andcouldn’thavemyeyesintwentyplacesatonce,likeapeacock,nomorethanyoucould.IfIan’tamatchforanoldmanandayoungchild,youan’tneither,sodon’tthrowthatoutagainstme,forthecapfitsyourheadquiteascorrectasitfitsmine.’

           ‘Youmayaswelldropthesubject,Tom,’saidShort.‘Itisn’tparticularagreeabletothegentleman,Idaresay.’

           ‘Thenyoushouldn’thavebroughtitup,’returnedMrCodlin;‘andIaskthegentleman’spardononyouraccount,asagiddychapthatlikestohearhimselftalk,anddon’tmuchcarewhathetalksabout,sothathedoestalk.

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